Instead, environmentally conscious music lovers can attend Students for an Environmentally Active Campus' spring concert, to be held Saturday from 8 to 11 p.,”

Those interested in battling global warming with guitars, vocal chords and rock 'n' roll need not wait for the Live Earth concerts taking place worldwide on July 7.

Instead, environmentally conscious music lovers can attend Students for an Environmentally Active Campus' spring concert, to be held Saturday from 8 to 11 p.m. on the Westowne Mall.

Marquette's campus may be a far cry from Sydney, Shanghai, China, Tokyo and London, where music superstars will perform this summer to support Save Our Selves, The Campaign for a Climate in Crisis, but SEAC's concert will address the same concerns.

In addition to hosting a rousing outdoor concert, SEAC will also sell T-shirts and Nalgene water bottles to cover the costs of the concert and raise awareness about global warming, according to Sadie Tuescher, president of SEAC and a College of Arts & Sciences sophomore.

The event is more geared toward a fun, relaxing evening than a steady flux of information, though group members will also be giving out information promoting recycling and other environmental programs, Tuescher said.

"We want a fun event to celebrate Earth Day in advance," she said. "We want to bring about awareness of environmental issues and appreciation of the earth and the environment.

"We also don't want people to just think doom and gloom. Information is great, but we don't want to bog people down."

According to Tuescher, the event will feature live music by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a Chicago band featuring College of Communication junior Jack Jostes. The band defines its musical genre as "Folnk – a combination of folk, funk and gospel," according to The Joint Chiefs of Staff MySpace profile.

The "jam grass rock" band, as it describes itself, journeys through artistic influences like the Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, the Doors, WAR, Sublime, String Cheese Incident, George Clinton and Clarence Carter, according to the profile. Jostes said he invites everyone to come celebrate their mother: nature.

"Bring your boogie pants," he said.

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